EZE TOW DOLLY PROBLEM - HELP!

Huh? The steering is NOT locked, but tranny in park? Which end of the towed is on the dolly?

Can you take a picture of how you have it strapped? My first thought is maybe your strap configuration isn't ideal.

The car is front wheel drive ( 2013 Chev Equinox )so the front wheels are on the dolly secured with straps ( I hoped ). The car pivots on the dolly using the steering rather than having a centre pivot and swash plate. So the trans is in park and the steering is left unlocked.

Carrigb - I would love to post a picture but can't figure out how!!

EasternO,
I just watched the EZE video. It seems the straps do nothing but tighten the chains which actually hold car in place. When you say the straps are tight the video seems to show almost none of the strap past the ratchet.

TrueNorth, any updates? This could really help some of us.

Well, after spending the afternoon staring at it I have come up with a theory . . .... . ... . .

If you are looking at the tire of the towed car, the EZE-TOW instructions call for placing the basket straps at the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock positions. It appears that as the car tries to move away from the front basket strap ( 2 o'clock position) it allows that strap to move as the strain comes off and that introduces play into the strap system which allows the tire to move even more etc etc etc.

So I am thinking that if the basket straps were moved to the 9 o'clock and 12 o'clock position it would supply more support to the tire to resist rearward movement and the 12 o'clock strap would not be able to move and introduce more slack into the system.

Is this making any sense to anyone? :?

If you have an EZE TOW dolly you have a problem.:B

Where were you '1fastdad' when I needed you?

1fastdad wrote:
If you have an EZE TOW dolly you have a problem.:B

Actually, its the exact opposite - EZE tow dolly is 'bout the best one there is, all things considered. Original poster made a great choice, as far as the actual dolly is concerned. If we ever go back to dolly towing, it will be with an EZE dolly.

The issue here has little to do with the dolly itself, and is a common problem with all dollies - getting the tow straps on the tires correctly.

We used to have similar problems when we towed with a dolly. One thing I learned from these forums that helps, is the following:

When you pull the car onto the dolly, all the instructions tell you to pull it all the way up until front tires touch the 'stops'/ratchet at the front. Don't do that, instead, stop about 1" before it. Then, when you tighten down the straps, it will 'pull' the car forward into the stop, making the straps much more tight both front and back. When we started doing that, the wheels stayed in the straps much better.

This is a common 'trick' discussed on here quite a bit, that definitely helps. I'm surprised none of the dolly companies haven't caught onto such, and updated their instructions. IMO its a much better way to strap a vehicle onto a dolly.